What's new on the mid-Hudson Valley business scene for Oct. 25

Business scene

Sandra Moore

AWARDS

Chamber plans awards dinner - The Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce and Ulster County Development Corp. will have their ninth annual Business Recognition Awards dinner Nov. 14 at Diamond Mills Hotel and Tavern in Saugerties. For reservations, call 845-338-5100 or email info@UlsterChamber.org. The awards recognize Ulster County entrepreneurs and businesses that are leaders in their sectors, have achieved outstanding results or shown dedication and commitment to furthering business and the quality of life in Ulster County.

Award recipients: business person, Ralf Ludwig of Wolf-tec Inc.; business of the year, UnitedHealthcare; small business, Wineracks.com; cultural business, Saugerties Performing Arts Factory; building project, Woodstock Commons; adaptive reuse building project, the Mount Academy; tourism business, Walkway Over the Hudson; Heart of Ulster County, Michael Berg of Family of Woodstock.

Child Care Council receives top rating - The Child Care Council of Dutchess and Putnam Inc., Poughkeepsie, has attained a rating of quality assurance from Child Care Aware of America. The recognition puts the local agency among the nation's leading child care resource and referral agencies, according to a news release.

"We are extremely proud to have achieved Child Care Aware of America Quality Assurance, which identifies our agency as meeting the highest national standards for CCR&R quality," said Jeanne Wagner, the council's executive director. "We have been helping families in Dutchess County since 1970 and in Putnam County since 2006 to recognize, find and pay for quality child care, and have been working with our communities to identify child-care needs and create solutions. " Visit www.childcaredutchess.org.

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Consultant joins professional group - Sandra M. Moore, founder and principal of Next Step College Counseling and the College Aid blogger on the Poughkeepsie Journal website, has been selected for membership in the Higher Education Consultants Association.

Moore, a Hyde Park resident and former college admission director, helps families navigate all aspects of the college search and admission and financial aid application process. She gives talks on college-related topics at libraries, schools and organizations.

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What's new on the mid-Hudson Valley business scene for Oct. 25

Chamber plans awards dinner ? The Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce and Ulster County Development Corp. will have their ninth annual Business Recognition Awards dinner Nov. 14 at Diamond

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